Rivermiles Forum - Royalex VS Aluminum Canoe! Advice for a Noobie

Reply #40 - 06/10/10 at 16:25:33

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Jennifer,

That Canoe Looks Fantastic -- I hope to finish in a canoe like that! Wink

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Reply #41 - 01/11/12 at 19:03:54

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Wow - what a mass of information on hull types and construction. I am planning on paddling a 17' Bell Alaskan of course with a Royalex hull. My partner is a (in my opinion) champion skier. I asked him what he used on his ski's? I was wondering if polishing the hull of the canoe would help reduce the amount of drag and as such help increase overall speed. What are your thoughts. Yea, go ahead and smile and shake your head. Grin

I just noticed that I only read the first page and then there were 2 more pages. It looks like the recommendation is not to wax or polish a composit hull, just make sure it is clean. I do appreciate the additional photos posted because it gives me an idea on what other do on the inside of their canoes. This is my first attempt at something like this, and I think the old saying goes something like - I don't know, what I don't know. Thanks everyone for your support. Cool

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Reply #42 - 01/11/12 at 21:15:40

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Here is an interesting article written by Greg Barton about whether you should wax a kayak/canoe.

http://www.epickayaks.com/extras/tips/equipment/To%20Wax%20or%20not%20to%20Wax

Cliff Notes answer: no

Barton is not very smart though. He went to the University of Michigan. Comprimiso, I just had to go there. Wink

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Reply #43 - 01/11/12 at 21:17:48

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here is another

http://www.surfski.info/getting-started/tips-other/item/1060-the-science-of-padd...

anything by shawn burke is a good read

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Reply #44 - 01/11/12 at 23:02:43

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Please tell Barton not to worry. It is better to graduate from UofM. I graduated from "FU". No, that was not from the show on tv "Friends" It was Friends University" Undecided

Don't worry, if you are thinking it, I have probably already heard it. Grin

Still a great education though. Wink

Very interesting articles.

The most interesting was from 25 February 2010 | Written by Rob Mousley :
Rob is obviously a well educated and experienced in fluid dynamics. He makes many excellent points about how water moves around a hull.
The part that made me start thinking was when he mentioned boundary layers and in-phase and out-of-phase sound waves.

If I put a good stereo in my canoe and adjust the frequency range to counter-act the boundary layers, how much increase in speed can I expect. I assume this would work similar to noise cancelling headphones where a counter wave is created to offset the undesirable wave.

Should I mount my speakers in the front, middle or back of the boat. If I put them on the hull floor, should I mount them with the speakers facing up, or facing down. Other then weight, would the size of the speaker magnet make any difference. What do you think about the new Jambox from Jawbone.

Sorry, I'm just thinking outloud. I'm just a simple country boy from southern Missouri. Roll Eyes

« Last Edit: 01/12/12 at 16:15:38 by Paddle-Up »

Terry: I guess the stars means I am a 2-Time wanna-be. Wink

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Reply #45 - 01/13/12 at 14:38:36

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Paddle-Up wrote on 01/11/12 at 23:02:43:

Please tell Barton not to worry. It is better to graduate from UofM. I graduated from "FU". No, that was not from the show on tv "Friends" It was Friends University" Undecided

Don't worry, if you are thinking it, I have probably already heard it. Grin

Still a great education though. Wink

Very interesting articles.

The most interesting was from 25 February 2010 | Written by Rob Mousley :
Rob is obviously a well educated and experienced in fluid dynamics. He makes many excellent points about how water moves around a hull.
The part that made me start thinking was when he mentioned boundary layers and in-phase and out-of-phase sound waves.

If I put a good stereo in my canoe and adjust the frequency range to counter-act the boundary layers, how much increase in speed can I expect. I assume this would work similar to noise cancelling headphones where a counter wave is created to offset the undesirable wave.

Should I mount my speakers in the front, middle or back of the boat. If I put them on the hull floor, should I mount them with the speakers facing up, or facing down. Other then weight, would the size of the speaker magnet make any difference. What do you think about the new Jambox from Jawbone.

Sorry, I'm just thinking outloud. I'm just a simple country boy from southern Missouri. Roll Eyes

You owe me a new pair of pants! Grin

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Reply #46 - 01/13/12 at 16:32:13

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Does Wally want Nacho's in those new stretchy pants? Shocked

Terry: I guess the stars means I am a 2-Time wanna-be. Wink

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